Two US Veterans on Mission to Bring Vietnam’s Fallen Soldiers Home
For nearly a decade, Richard Magner and Bob Connor have been examining archival wartime footage, battlefield records, and the memories of US veterans to identify locations believed to contain mass graves of fallen Vietnamese soldiers. The information they have provided has contributed to the recovery of 80 sets of remains at Bien Hoa Airport and more than 200 sets of remains at Loc Ninh Airport, while also helping compile 250 case files to support search and recovery efforts.
10:05 | 16/07/2026
US Veterans Foster Reconciliation and Strengthen Vietnam-US Relations
On July 11 in Hanoi, Vice President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) Dong Huy Cuong received a delegation from the US Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), led by former Commander-in-Chief Larry Rivers.
16:02 | 12/07/2025
Da Nang, US Veterans Unite for Peace and Post-War Healing Initiatives
The Da Nang Union of Friendship Organizations and the Vietnam-US Friendship Association in Da Nang welcomed a delegation of US veterans and their families, who were former US marines on September 5.
09:59 | 08/09/2024
US Veterans Help Children of Quang Tri to Go to School
Once participating in the war in Vietnam, American veterans return to old battlefields to perform humane acts to make amends with all sincerity. With the "Bicycles for Education" program, for many years Veterans For Peace Chapter 160 (VFP 160) has helped hundreds of disadvantaged students in Quang Tri alleviate their worries on the way to school.
11:58 | 15/07/2024
Veterans Organize Activites to Strengthen Viet-American Friendship
On March 28 in Hanoi, Party Committee member, Head of the Personnel Organization Committee, Head of the Vietnam Institute for International and Public Diplomacy Studies (Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations) Dong Huy Cuong received the delegation of the "Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States" (VFW). The two sides discussed cooperation potentials in various fields.
10:36 | 01/04/2024
US Veteran Use Painting to Heal War Wounds
As an American painter and veteran, David Thomas's artwork reflects on the war. Despite the grim subject matter, his art acts as a bridge between Viet and American cultures.
09:21 | 26/06/2023
American Veterans Assist in Searching for Remains of Vietnamese Martyrs
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is innovating its communication network, using social networks and collaborating with other veteran organizations to inform Americans about their projects, helping them to search for remains of martyrs and collect their documents and memorabilia.
08:52 | 23/05/2023
Sister of Slain American Soldier Learns Forgiveness, Peace in Vietnam
Susan Warner-Bean, sister of David Howard Warner, a US Marine who died in Hue in the battle of Mau Than Uprising (1968), talked about how her family overcame pain and opened their hearts to foster peace.
16:50 | 05/05/2023
US Veteran Returns Martyr’s Diary to Family
A 77-year-old US veteran and his wife returned diary of a Vietnamese martyr after 56 years of keeping it.
14:24 | 06/03/2023
PeaceTrees Vietnam and VUFO Work to Enhance Vietnam - US People-to-people Relations
On January 4, in Hanoi, Vietnam - US Society (VUS) met with PeaceTrees Vietnam (PTVN) delegation led by Jerilyn Brusseau, PTVN's Co-Founder and President. Bui The Giang, VUS Vice President, and Bui Van Nghi, Head of VUFO's Americas Department, VUS General Secretary hosted the delegation.
21:38 | 05/01/2023
Operation Jingle Bells: American Veteran Reflects On His Vietnamese Christmases
Matthew Keenan, who once celebrated Christmas on an American military base during wartime, now celebrates the holidays with his Vietnamese friends and family.
08:00 | 23/12/2022
Veterans and Young People Play Key Role in Boosting US-Vietnam Relations: US Ambassador
In an interview with the Vietnam Times about the United States - Vietnam's people-to-people relations, US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper said veterans and young generations were important forces to enhance the bilateral friendship in the past, present, and future.
12:48 | 04/07/2022
Interview with To Nam: We Do Not Forget the Past but We Cooperate for Better Future
To Nam, a Vietnamese veteran and President of Da Nang Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin shares his thoughts about the contribution of US veterans to Agent Orange victims and the Vietnamese people's attitude towards their former foes who now come back to reconcile.
15:02 | 28/06/2022
Interview with Matthew Keenan: I Want to Go to Vietnam, That is Where it Happened
Matthew Keenan was sent to Vietnam to serve in US army bases in 1971. Years later, he moved to Da Nang to help people, especially children, affected by Agent Orange. He founded Global Talk, an initiative to help young Vietnamese learn English.
00:06 | 27/06/2022
The Second Generation of Friendship
The next generation to develop of friendly relation is none other than the Vietnamese and American young people.
12:06 | 21/06/2022
From Soldiers to "Peace Envoys"
The American veterans returning to Vietnam are both healers of the wounds of war and messengers who spread the desire for peace.
11:17 | 20/06/2022
Vietnamese American Yearns to Find Her Birth Mother
A daughter born by Vietnamese mother and American father longs to find her relative.
08:46 | 30/12/2021
‘The War Is Over’: American Veteran First Meets His Vietnamese Daughter After 50 Years
On July 30, American veteran Harold Setser finally came face-to-face with the daughter he was forced to leave behind in Vietnam in 1971.
11:05 | 01/08/2021
US veterans raise fund to help locals in Quang Tri
US veterans gave bicycles to children affected by floods and funded new kitchen and bathrooms at the Quang Tri province's Blind Center.
07:52 | 18/04/2021
Flood relief supplies from US friends handed over to Quang Ngai people
As many as 50 families of survivors of Explosive Ordnance accidents and Agent Orange of Quang Ngai Province welcomed flood relief supplies provided by the Quang Ngai Red Cross and Project RENEW's representatives in a handover ceremony that took place in Tinh Khe Commune, Son Tinh District – the location of the infamous My Lai massacre in 1968.
08:35 | 17/01/2021
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